The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1887-09-17

so called contest In the Jth Dist
gotten up as it was solely with the
view of obtaining the organization
Of the convention for Anderson
as was virtually admitted by hi:
own committee on credential:
seating the Kershaw delegates
Notwithstanding they had before
them only the statements of the
contestants. and what follows
why this; that the convention
which nominated Kershaw was
composed Of Is duly accredited
delegates, a clear majority of the
so sent to the convention. Auder.
sou claims II. But II of these how.
ever were delegates chosen by the
people; the other five being dele.
gates by the grace of Anderson
aud manufactured tor the oeca.
sion. Now then which of these
conventions has the right to be
called the regular convention of
the party ! Anderson in his open
letter to kershaw assefts that his
convention was called at the
proper time and place. and that it
was called to order and organiza.
tion presided over by the chair.
man OF the Democratic executive
committee. AS TO the first state.
ment, that could not be helped,
Anderson in his official capacity
has full control Of the place of
meeting at the time of the assem-.
bling and we could not have OBJ.
tanned possession save vi ct armis,
and we did not then, and do not
now, propose to assert our rights
other than by nm appeal To reason.
AS to the latter statement, il
true, how would that in view OF
whgt | have stated, affect the
question But we do not concedo
that it is true, though u Kings
name is the tower of strength, yet
he who relies upon it to bolster
his cause, must show that his
king is q genuine one and not q
mere usurper. Granted that in
1886 Capt. w. S. Anderson was
chairman of the Democratic exc
cutive committee. In the fall o.
that year he ran against the Hon
ID. Q. Casey the regular nomine,
of tho Democratic party for tn,
State Senate, and carried Issaque
ma County against him by the al,
Of the Republican vote, II need'
70 argument to show that the tw,
positions were utterly incompati
BILE, that q man could not DO q can
dldate in opposition to the rcgula
nominee of party aud at the sam,
time president of the Executiv,
| Committee. Granted that he ha
never resigned. Ifone who hold
an Office of trust does acts incon
sistent with it, the Office or trus
is ips0 facto vacant. Granted tha
he never was formally remove,
from the position, were an arm
whose general has gone over {,
the opposing host on tho eve o
conflict to meet In solemn con
clave TO declare his Office vacan
would il not be deemed farcical
When Capt w. S. Anderson be
came candidate against the Dem
ocratlc party Of the county, h
then ceased to he chaiaman O
the Democratic Executive Con
mittee of the county or even
member of it. This | take il /
self evident aud further that n
man can yacato such q posito
when it suits his whim and resum
IL again when his own interest o
that of his brother demands il
No, they must bring an argumen
stronger than that Of their col
vention being called to order b.
| w s. Anderson, that argumen
if such it, be is on our side, q
our convention was called to OF
der by member of the Democrat
lc Executive Committee.
Anderson also claims to hav
carried a majority of the Demo
cratic vote. Does he believe this
If 80, let him demonstrate hi
faith not by words which are bu
"trifles light as arr not by mer
protestatioDs Of devotion to Dem
ocratic principles, which cos
nothing and are but empty sound
! but by acts. II he really be
lieved that he had "a majority o
Democratic votes would he no
accede to the proposition madl
| by Kersbaw Ali Mr.. Editor
if you would have a criterion b,
which to judge the candidateI
and their factions read those opel
letters and compare them, Ker
shaw's breathing III every line the
spirit of patriotism party fealt,
and self abnegation, aud Capt
Anderson's showing Throughout
the cunning craft and shrewdnesI
of the wire puller, professional
politician and special pleader.
AT tho risk of being tedious
will pay my respects somewhat u
length to this letter, as | under
stand he deems it unanswerable
The first paragraph contains al
assertion that IN view of the fnsiol
agreement no one should feel hu
inflated at the Republicans eu
dorsing the Democratic ticket
Nor do we. The humiliation col
sists in the fact that any part
! other than our own should decid
. who are the nominees of on
J party. 1t also contains an inuel
do to the effect that both oand
: dates urged their claims for er
. dorsemeut with unabated zeal
whereas il any one said a word
! induce that convention to endors
| our tick ct it was wholly unautho
q lied by kerghaw or his adviser
. / V'tn aAi.Yf 80 II nuaf,ntv .,.,i al